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Hi Guys,
Today I am here with a post that all of you have been waiting for as to how to study Power
Systems. In my personal opinion this is a subject which has the widest course and different
topics have different flavors like the approach in Fault Analysis is entirely different from the
approach in Transmission Lines.
Here, i will give only the insights as to what you should study for each topic and then we
have released K-Notes for quick revision of Power Systems and Kuestion to illustrate the
problem solving techniques that i will be talking about here.
The major topics in Power Systems can be listed as follows:
Fault Analysis
o Here we need to study about Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical faults and first
thing in case of Symmetrical faults is the transient and steady state component
of fault current and there you just need to memorize a single expression by
which you can easily derive the maximum momentary current as well.
o Then in symmetrical fault analysis you need to solve problems where we find
the symmetrical SC currents by drawing the equivalent circuits and also
problems where we need to calculate the current limiting reactance.
One thing that you need to take care about is units as the answer may be given
in pu or in ohms so you need to take care else you can mark the incorrect
answer.
o The last thing about symmetrical faults is calculating the ratings of Circuit
Breakers based on Symmetrical fault Analysis like Momentary Current,
Breaking Current and Making Current.
o Before going to Unsymmetrical Fault Analysis you need to study about
Symmetrical Components which involves just a small transformation matrix
and about Sequence Networks in which zero sequence network for
Transformers in most important and can be asked directly in exam. This is
explained in detail in K-Notes for Power Systems which will be up soon.
o In case of Unsymmetrical Fault Analysis we need to remember the equivalent
circuits for all three types of faults LG, LL and LLG Faults and how to
calculate fault current from sequence components.
So guys this is the entire power system in a nutshell. Hope you all benefit from it and to make
it a bit easier we have released K-Notes and Kuestions for Power Systems on our website so
check it out:
http://www.kreatryx.com/
Hi Guys,
The next subject in our K-Plan is Digital Electronics and to explain you how to go about this
subject we have with us Kuldeep Kaushik who cleared GATE-2014 with AIR-6 and is very
enthusiastic to help out the GATE Aspirants. So here is what he has to offer for Digital
Electronics:
Digital Electronics is considered to be the simplest subject of all, and yes it is. This subject has
full potential to fetch you 100% marks from this area provided you give it required practice .
Let us take it topicwise.
Logic Gates
Start from basics. practice truth tables of all gates and make logic circuits for functions. Try to
minimize number of gates to implement given function. Refer Morris Mano for this part. Study
about 3 input Ex-OR and Ex-NOR gate and also study NAND and NOR implementation of all
gates.
Minimization Techniques
Boolean Algebraic rules are too simple. Do practice K-Map as it is very essential topic. All
Digital Electronic revolves around it. So first you need to clear basics of minterms and
maxterms. How things unfolds if we loop zeroes in K-Map? We can invert a function using K-
Map. So simply make fool proof command over it. You will require it in counters also. Quine
Maccluskey method is not important. For practice go to Kanodia, Morris Mano and coaching
booklets.
Combinational Circuit
Basic concepts regarding adders, subtractors and comparator should be studied.
Remember carry and output expression of this to make things easy as sometimes they may ask
which combinational ckt this calculated expression represent?.
Multiplexer is very important. A function can be implemented by 4 selector switch
MUX, 3 selector switch MUX and even with 2 selector switch with different input
combination. Practice K map thoroughly to make command over MUX. Emphasis should be
given to understand the internal logic circuit of MUX, Encoder, Decoder etc. The book from
Tocci Widmer is good to cover this topic.
Sequential Circuits
Tough Part of Digital Electronics!!! No friends, it is not tough in real. This zone is ready
to give away marks provided you have enough practice and yes NO DOUBTS!!!! Enter in this
zone after mastering combinational circuit because you know we will add memory to make
combinational Circuit sequential. S-R, D, T and JK flip flop are core of this chapter. These flip
flops have specific input combinations for which output is don't care so make concepts clear
pertaining to that. Always solve questions by making present state- next state table of flip flop,
you should not use its characteristic equation directly as it involves looping of dont cares
which may provide you with wrong solution and be sure it will be one of the option in Exam.
Practice how to convert one flip flop in other. Synchronous counters, ripple counter, johnson
counter all are easy. Design these counters by hand. Dont think why to design for objective
paper. It will be helpful. Let me assure you. Make table of which type of counter affect
frequency of input in which way.
Practice how to calculate MOD number of given counter. Lock-out phenomenon is
important. Master Slave relay is also imp. Keep concepts clear regarding Race around
condition. I recommend Tocci Widmer for this part.
Logic Family
Question are rare from this part in gate, but bad luck will knock the door without any warning.
So prepare this part also. Learn how transistor make logic circuits. We can implement every
function with diode and transistors. Remember some standard representations. Remember
some theoretical points like which family has highest fanout, lowest noise margin etc.
With this I end my description of study pattern for Digital Electronics. Thumb Rule for GATE
is Area where you have doubt , believe next exam will have question from there. I wish you all
the best. Do honest efforts and rest leave to God. I wish you pass with flying colors.
So guys, if you find this post helpful please share it with your friends and colleagues.
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Hi Guys,
I am back with a new Subject Related post and this time we will deal with a subject that most
of the Electrical Engineers neglect and do not give the due importance. The one mistake that
everyone does is not realizing that this subject has got a good weight-age of around 6-8 marks
in the GATE exam. So guys my first recommendation will be to not neglect this subject as
this is narrow and easy as well so spare at least one week for its preparation also.
The books that can be referred for this subject are "Electrical Measurement and
Instrumentation by AK Sawhney" but i still would not recommend using a book as that book
is very vast and still if you want to read the book then you can better highlight the topics that
need to be read from each chapter.
This subject includes the following topics:
Electro-mechanical Instruments
o This is the most important topic from this subject.
o The basic principle of instruments and the expressions for deflecting torque in
various instruments like PMMC, Moving Iron and Dynamometer type
Instruments is the most important topic in this chapter.
o Always remember that PMMC measures average value of output and other
two measure the RMS values.
o The applications of PMMC like ammeter, voltmeter and rectifier type
instruments are also important and range extension of these instruments is the
most important using Shunt and Series Resistances.
o In Dynamometer the most important application is the wattmeter and for that
you need to be clear with the three phase circuits phasor diagram as if you
know the phasors well then you do need to remember any formulas and you
can easily crack the non standard cases as well. Also remember the formula
for calculating the power factor angle in case of two wattmeter method as that
is most commonly asked.
o Energy meter is the next important instrument and here the only important
concept is the error in reading and that can be computed using the energy
constant, other than that the working principle and other things are not that
important from GATE perspective.
o Electrostatic and Thermal instruments are not that important but try to
remember the expressions for deflecting torques for both these instruments.
Instrument Transformers
o The current Transformer is important from here though not many questions
are asked but this is relatively simple as we just need to study about the ration
and phase angle error and since the equivalent circuit is same as the
Transformers from Electrical Machines this can be easily understood.
Bridges
o The Inductance and Capacitance Measurement come under the AC Bridges
and these are very simple as they are just based on a simple phenomenon that
product of impedances in opposite branches are equal. This concept can be
applied to simple bridges like Maxwell,s Inductance Bridge, Maxwell's LC
Bridge and Owen's Bridge but still expressions must be remembered for Hay's
Bridge and Anderson's Bridge as they are not that easy to derive.
o The Capacitance Measurement bridges include De Sauty and Schering Bridge
and those are also simple but one thing must be remembered in all bridges is
the circuit of each bridge against its name.
o The last is Wien Bridge Oscillator for measurement of Frequency.
Measurement of Resistance
o Wheatstone Bridge is the most important from this topic and mostly questions
are based on the condition when bridge is unbalanced and we need to find the
voltage across the detector.
o Other methods include Kelvin's Double Bridge, Voltmeter-Ammeter Method,
Ohmmeter, Carey-Foster Slide Wire Bridge.
Digital Meters
o In this topic all type of ADC must be studied but they are also covered under
Digital Electronics and other than that parameters of Digital Instruments like
Resolution etc must be studied and those are more important but this topic is
not very important from GATE perspective.
The K-Notes for this topic are already up on the website here:
K-Notes for Measurement
So guys, since this subject has good weightage and is small also so do complete this subject
and score as much as you can in this subject. Also, if you find the article helpful please share
it with your friens and do comment with your queries.
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Friday, 31 October 2014
Power Electronics: Nightmare for Electrical Engineers
Hi Guys,
After many Electrical Engineers requesting for a post on Power Electronics, finally we are
here with a post on How to tackle Power Electronics for GATE in a most efficient way. This
subject is a kind of nightmare for most Electrical Engineers including myself and so i was
looking to get you guys an expert who handled this subject exceptionally well.
So, this time we have with us Santhosh Kumar Pabbineedi who appreared for GATE-2014
and secured an AIR-141 and has been guiding young GATE Aspirants ever since. So guys,
here is what he has convey to you guys regarding Power Electronics:
Now a days I am able to see a few seniors who got good rank in GATE-14 guiding future
aspirants. Most of the people attend coaching in various coaching institutes which a act as a
bridge between students and textbooks. As they explain not only the concepts but also the
exception cases for every concept with which it is easy to answer a question. This method
works in almost all cases, for an example in Power Electronics , in case of rectifier with R-
load for any firing angle we never get negative average output. You will not find this direct
statement in any text book but it is pretty much used while solving problems. 99% of the
people never solve unsolved exercises of any text book which are very important. Now I will
explain you how to get good grip on Power Electronics.
First of all be clear with the fact that in power electronics we have to deal with a few
concepts only. It has pretty less syllabus as compared to other subjects and has got good
weightage. In this study plan I strictly suggest you to own the following text books. PS
Bimbhra , Rashid and Power Electronics pdf notes which is available in NPTEL website.
Choppers:
For Choppers. Dont Follow Bimbhra . I will explain you why. In case of problems which
need attention towards inductor operation. More than the mere formulas we need basic
concepts to answer the question. In GATE-14 first session there was a question on ripple
current in some chopper , the formula mentioned in Bimbhra is (Vs/(4fL)) , if you apply this
you will get an answer but its wrong. In a article I cannot tell you the reason but it must be
solved by using basic kirchoff law , which is well explained in Rashid. In Rashid you will
find KVL approach to solve almost all equations which I feel very interesting and straight
forward but for Fourier analysis follow Bimbhra.
For those who feel Power Electronics as tough. 10-12 Days of first time preparation and two
revisions i suggest you before giving gate. Practice as many as problems. Go for discussions.
While solving a problem you may see some option as fitting your calculations and you may
be tempted to go for it to save time but please do not do that. In 2 to 3 days i will upload my
handwritten notes on Power Electronics which has all concepts covered in 10 pages so please
keep checking this page for more updates:
Santosh Handwriiten Notes Download
Happy Studying and Best of Luck for Preparation.
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As per the request from many ECE guys for a post regarding Analog Electronics important
topics, I am writing this post for them. This post is actually from Rohit Jain who himself is
one of the GATE Toppers from ECE. He obtained AIR-15 in GATE-2012.
Analog is one of the most important subject for ECE and also since it is a core subject so it
becomes much more important that this subject be covered in detail. But many GATE
Aspirants are often confused as to what specifically we need to study from this subject as this
subject is very vast in itself.
So, to reduce the effort we need to target the topics that are specific to GATE and these are
the topics that are recommended by Rohit Jain for Analog Electronics for ECE:
Diode: Rectifiers (Half wave, Full wave and Centre tapped) ripple frequency, ripple factor,
PIV, rectification efficiency, TUF ( Transformer Utilisation Factor ), conduction angle, DC
current, Thevenin equivalent circuit, comparison of three ( half, full and centre tapped) | Peak
detector surge current | Clipper positive, negative, two level | Clamper positive,
negative, voltage doubler
Amplifiers: Cascaded amplifiers fH, fL, Bandwidth formulas | Darlington pair - super
transistor, biasing problem, bootstrap | RC coupled amplifier Frequency response |
Cascoded amplifiers | Direct coupled amplifiers | Emitter coupled differential amplifier |
Tuned amplifier |
Oscillators: Barkhausen criteria | Audio Frequency oscillator RC, Wein bridge and Phase
shift | Radio Frequency oscillator Hartley, Colpitt, Clapp, Crystal | Figure of merit and
Frequency stability criteria
OP-AMP: Basic theory properties, Slew rate, CMRR, Offset voltage and current, Biasing
voltage and current, Transfer characteristics | Ideal and Practical Op-amp | Different
configurations Inverting, Non-inverting, Summer, Integrator, Differentiator, Log and
Antilog amplifier, Voltage follower | Current to voltage converter and vice versa | Filters
Lowpass, Highpass, Allpass, Bandpass, Bandstop, Butterworth | Frequency response cutoff
frequency | Schmitt trigger Hysterisis loop | Precision rectifiers
Multivibrators: Bistable, Astable and monostable vibrators using BJT, Op-amp and 555
timer IC time period derivation, calculation of stable state current and voltage, transition
time
Hi Guys,
Thanks for appreciating the effort that we put in and thanks for being patient for the next post
so here
I am with a new subject related post and this time it won't be me that will be guiding you but
rather another GATE Topper, Arpit Srivastava (AIR-7, GATE-2014 EE).
This time we'll be dealing with the most daunting topic for Electrical Engineers "Analog
Circuits" as rarely Electrical Engineers are interested in this topic. But still it is one of the
most important subject for GATE exam and you must fully prepared to tackle it. So let us see
what Arpit has to say about Analog Electronics.
Analog circuit has its roots in electronics generally electrical people used to leave this topic.
It seems very hard subject. But by learning few topics you can overcome apprehension of this
subject. As far as gate is concerned, there is no need of through out knowledge of Electronics
Devices.
Electrical engineers can leave Electronic Devices for gate but basic working principles of
devices (Diode, BJT, MOSFET, FET) are necessary. You need to know about various
terminals and direction of current Flow and applied terminal voltage for different modes of
operation. The following topics are included in Analog Circuits:
Diodes Circuits
o It is very important topic for Gate exam. Clipper should be practiced
thoroughly. You can practice various Diode circuits from kanodia book and
any reference book.Thermal effect on Diode can be left as it is an unimportant
topic. Also general circuits where we need to judge the state of multiple diodes
in a single circuit is important and should be practiced.
Biasing and amplifiers
o You should know about biasing concepts like finding the Q-Point or Operating
point in a circuit for the purpose of DC Analysis. After learning biasing,
concept of amplifier is important. There are many models to solve amplifier
problems. But re model is simple to learn. In GATE exam they ask question
only from this model. Also you may be asked about different components in
the small signal model like Trans-conductance etc and these parameters can be
directly from the DC Analysis.
o By practicing some question you can master it. BJT amplifier are more
important than FET and MOSFET.
Power Amplifier
o For Electrical GATE paper you need not worry about this topic and it can be
left out.
Feedback Amplifier
o In gate exam detailed questions are not asked in this topic. But you should be
aware about various topology and its effect on output and input impedances,
gain, noise, distortion.You can leave cascade amplifer for GATE exam.
Operational amplifier
o Concept of Operational Amplifer starts with differential amplifier and its
various definition like CMRR, slew rate input biasing current etc. Out of these
CMRR and slew rate is important.
o Most of the questions are asked from basic op amp topology. You can solve
them by just applying network theory and mostly centered around the concept
of Virtual Ground. These are simple and mostly asked in gate exam. You
should also be aware of various Filter Designs as well as they can asked in
Control Systems or Network Theory as well.
o Also, you should be clear with analysis of Schmitt Trigger as that is one of the
most important topic in GATE.
555 Timer
o This is not very much important for electrical guys.
Overall you can score 3 to 6 marks in this subject easily but just studying few topic. diode
and op amp circuit are most simple and important part of this ocean size subject. So guys
Analog Electronics is not as daunting from inside as it looks from the outside.
So if you guys wish to get in touch with him regarding your preparation do let us know. Also
please share this article with your friends who are also fussing about Analog Electronics so
that these misconceptions can be cleared soon.
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Hi Guys,
I sincerely hope that your preparation is on track. In this post I will discuss on how to tackle
the most important subject of Electrical Engineering which is Electrical Machines and believe
me when I say that by the end of this post you will understand how to cover the machines
course in the least possible time.
Electrical Machines is the most important topic for Electrical Engineers not only from GATE
perspective but also for understanding as you are not a complete Electrical Engineer unless
you have a good grasp of Machines concepts. In GATE exam if they focus on core subjects
then Machines will easily have weight-age of more than 10 marks. The problem with
machines is not the complexity of concepts but rather the impact of the problem on one's
mind. People usually presume that machines' question would be tough and this presumption
is based on the language of the question generally which is more complex than the question
itself.
First we will cover each topic and the concepts required for GATE from that topic and then I
will tell you some problem solving tips:
Transformers
The important concepts from GATE perspective are equivalent circuit of Transformer and the
concepts of Voltage Regulation and efficiency. Generally the biggest confusion in the
Voltage Regulation Concepts is whether it should be calculated with respect to No-load
Voltage or Full-Load Voltage, I would suggest that you calculate both as either of them may
be used and you mark the option based on that but if question is numerical type we generally
calculate with respect to rated voltage.
Also, one of the most commonly asked concepts is the core losses which are Hysteresis and
Eddy Current Losses so practice few problems on that where we are given total core losses
and we need to calculate individual Hysteresis and Eddy Current Losses.
In case of three phase transformers, if you can understand the phasor diagrams and naming
then it is very good else you can leave that as question is very rarely asked but you need to
practice numericals based on three phase transformers. The next concept is the auto-
transformer which I believe is the easiest as entire question just depends on the ratio of low
voltage to high voltage rating of auto-transformer and we can scale each and every quantity
of two winding transformer based on that.
So totally we have to remember 4-5 concepts for Transformers.
DC Machines
This Chapter totally revolves around 4 equations which are two performance equations one
each for generator and motor and the expressions for Torque and EMF. The most commonly
asked questions are based on speed control of DC Motor and we must always remember that
whenever we want to calculate speed we need to calculate the back emf and then take the
ratio of two emfs to compute the ratio of two speeds.
But the complication arise when this question is based on DC Drives and either the speed is
controlled via rectifier or an chopper so for that you need to remember the final expression
for each type of rectifier and also buck-converter and if you can do that then the problem is
merely reduced to playing along with 4-5 equations. But most probably since drives is not
mentioned in this year's course will not be asked in GATE exam so you can leave such
problems.
Synchronous Machines
The first concept in this chapter that you need to remember is the pitch factor and distribution
factor as sometimes questions may be asked on the ratio of emfs induced when a 3-phase
winding is re-wounded as a single phase and the ratio of KVA Rating of the two winding.
Also we must remember the concept of Armature Reaction that whether this effect is
magnetizing, de-magnetizing or cross-magnetizing based on the power factor at which the
machine operates. The next concept is that of Synchronous Impedance that comes from Open
Circuit Characteristics and Short Circuit Characteristics.
Other than that this chapter is mostly based on two equations which are Power-Angle
Equation and the emf-terminal voltage relation which comes from equivalent circuit of the
machine and you need to solve these two equation to calculate any parameter that is asked.
Sometimes, question may be asked based on the torque angle of a Salient-Pole Machine so
we need to remember a direct formula for that and the last concept is power-factor correction
using Synchronous Motor.
Induction Machines
This is the only machine whose functioning you need to understand well as mostly the
questions are based upon the concept of slip and for that you need to understand various
things like speed of rotor and speed of rotor magnetic field and stuff like that. The new
concept that is now a days appearing and is non-trivial is the concept of Inverted Induction
Motor where supply is connected to the rotor and stator terminals are connected to load there
also you need to understand the speeds of all field and rotor speed also.
Equivalent Circuit is not much important here.Probably the most important concept in this
chapter is the torque-slip characteristics and conditions for maximum toque and starting
torque and question may be based on ratio of these. Also remember the formulas for Air-Gap
Power and rotor copper loss.
The last concept is the starting of Induction Motor by Auto-Transformer or Star-Delta Starter
which you need to study.
This is the topic from which will have highest weight-age among all machines.
Important Note
Please understand the power-flow diagram for each machine as that will be used for
calculating efficiency and the concepts for Single Phase Induction Motor and other special
Machines are not much important but you can remember the step size for stepper motor.
Problem-Solving Tips
Practice more and more problem to develop the skill where while reading the problem you
will easily understand the equations that will be involved while solving the problems. Also
before solving any problem you need to devote 30 seconds to carefully read and understand
the problem as most of the time mistake is committed due to not reading the question
properly.
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Hi Guys,
Control Systems is one of the most important subject for both Electrical as well as
Communication engineers from GATE point of view. The weight-age of Control Systems has
been consistent over the years at around 8-10 marks surpassing many core subjects of both
branches itself. The problems that appear in GATE from this topic are based on application of
concepts instead of directly asking a theory concept.So, while preparing Control Systems, the
focus must be on solving a lot of problems.
Also, there are numerous interesting real life applications of Control Systems which make this
topic all the more wonderful. Around us we see many systems operating in our everyday life
and we can treat every system as a control system though it may be manual or automatic. Even
human body itself can be treated as a control system with brain acting as controller or processor
and co-coordinating the actions of different body parts based on response delivered to the brain
by different senses.
Thus by seeing the practical applications of this subject you can be much more involved and
can easily generate interest which you may otherwise lack. So the key to this kind of subject is
to learn practical applications side by side or else these subjects can become very monotonous.
The standard book that you can follow for this subject is Automatic Control Systems by B.C.
Kuo. It has been well written with numerous practical application of concepts given.
Now I will treat this subject topic by topic and will try to highlight the relevant and irrelevant
portions in each topic so that you can concentrate more on relevant topics instead of getting
lost in the vastness of standard books. The following topics are included in GATE curriculum:
Transfer Functions
Basically in this topic we need to learn about Block Diagram Reduction Technique and simple
equivalent Transfer Functions for both positive and negative feedback. This topic is very basic
and very much necessary as all advanced topics lay their foundation here and strong
foundations are the core of every successful student. Next thing that comes in this topic is
Signal Flow Graphs and Mason's Gain Formula as these concepts may sometimes simplify the
effort if you have to calculate equivalent transfer function as block diagram technique may
sometimes be very lengthy. Almost every year one question from SFG is guaranteed so do
prepare this topic well.
Stability
This topic is very simple and the only concept that needs to be studied here is the Routh
Stability Criterion and also keep in mind the special cases for Routh Criterion. The special
cases include when the entire row goes to zero or the first element of the row is zero. The
questions from this topic are very rare but understanding of stability criteria is must to have
general understanding. As these basic concepts can help you understand the behavior of many
systems.
Root-Locus Technique
In this topic basically we need to learn about drawing root-locus and general properties
associated with it like number of asymptotes, angle of asymptotes, centroid, break-away and
break-in points. The one most important point to remember is the change in root-locus
properties when positive feedback is applied instead of negative feedback there we have to
understand about the Complimentary Root Locus. From past 3-4 years every year a question
from this topic is being asked.
State-Space Analysis
This topic mostly contains concepts that we study in Linear Algebra but we need to learn about
State Transition Matrix and its relation with Transfer Function and also the solution of State
Space Equation by the use of State Transition Matrix. The concepts of Controllability and
Observability are also very important and you must judge these aspects of a Control System by
the use of Controllability and Observability Matrices. You can expect a question from this topic
every year in GATE exam.
Compensators
Here we just need to learn the condition for maximum phase shift for both Lead and Lag
Compensators and also electrical circuit implementation of both.
Those who do not wish to be lost in Standard Books and want to study only what is really
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So, these are the topics that I feel are relevant for GATE in Control Systems and if you feel
that I have missed something you can mention it in the comments.
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they can also benefit.
Hi Guys,
As I told we will be uploading Subject based tips before every subject in K-Plan for EE so we
shall be dealing with Signals and Systems first as to what all topics are important and how to
approach each of these topics. If you haven't yet gone through the K-Plan then first have a
look at it by clicking on the link below:
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Signals and Systems is one of the most important topics in both EEE and ECE GATE exams
as it always has a consistently good weightage and also because of simple and very less
number of topics in Signals and Systems, this can easily be converted to one of the most
scoring topics in GATE. Also the problems from Signals and Systems are not very much
tricky and mostly all are straight forward.
The best way to prepare for Signals and Systems is to filter out the necessary information and
make very short notes which can include properties of Transforms and other formulas that
help in Problem Solving.
The most important thing to take care while preparing Signals and Systems is to solve a large
number of problems that will teach you a number of tricks regarding GATE problems. For
Problem Solving you can refer Oppenheim and Wilsky book. Otherwise, you can try solving
our Question Bank in Koncept 2016 which has good problems that too fully solved, Click on
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Now coming to the topics that are covered in Signals and Systems, the following topics
constitute Signals and Systems curriculum:
This topic is not very important for GATE and we just need to study here the impact of
shifting and scaling operations on the waveform of the signals, it may be continuous and
discrete and you can easily find several examples of these sort of operations on signals in
Oppenheim book.
One more thing that is covered here is the classifications of signals based on different criteria
like:
So the classification criterion needs to be carefully studied as it is a small concept but can be
directly asked.
This probably is the most important part in Signals and Systems as all the systems are studied
here only and the most important concept here is that of impulse response and Convolution.
The impulse response is useful when there is a connection of more than one systems may be
in cascade configuration or parallel one but we need to remember what will be the equivalent
impulse response of entire system.
Also convolution methodology needs to be remembered though one can argue that we can
take some transform like Laplace Transform and multiply two such transforms and take the
inverse to find the output of the system and thus avoiding the convolution altogether but
reality is that this process is time consuming and by the help of convolution we can compute
output at some points only and verify with the options given and save time.
The next important thing the properties of Systems like Causality, Time-Invariance, Stability,
Linearity and we need to study the criterion to determine each of these properties for a system
because many times we may be given a system and asked which of these properties does that
particular system exhibit.
Fourier Series
Basically there are two types of Fourier Series and Transforms as one exists for Continuous
Time Signals and other for Discrete Time Signals and both are very similar but for EEE
GATE course discrete time Fourier Series is not included and hence they only need to
prepare only continuous time fourier series.
The approach towards preparing any transform and any series is to have two pronged
approach that is you need to remember two things or rather three things which are:
The thing with the GATE exam is most of the questions are directly based upon the
properties of transforms and if you will calculate them completely, a lot of time will be
wasted and if you apply some property, it may be done in a short time but to apply properties
you need to remember some transform pairs so that you can represent a signal in terms of
some known signal and apply a property, so try to prepare all the transforms in this fashion
only.
Fourier Transform
Here also the approach remains same and we just need to remember that Fourier Transform
exists for Aperiodic Signals and Fourier Series for Periodic Signals and Fourier Transform
approaches Fourier Series for periodic Signals.
Also there is one very important duality that a signal discrete in one domain is periodic in
other and vice versa so a periodic signal in time domain is discrete in frequency domain
which means fourier series exists as fourier series exists only for periodic signals and that too
provided Drichlet Conditions are satisfied.
Also, one more important thing is the fourier transform of rectangular and triangular
functions and the converse also which can easily be computed by duality property.
Laplace Transform
Laplace Transforms only exist for Continuous Time signals and is the most important
transform as it is used in Engineering Mathematics and Control Systems as well and the only
additional thing that comes here is the concept of Region of Convergence (ROC) as the same
transform may have different inverses based on different ROCs. So please remember no
Laplace Transform is complete without ROC and rest of the approach remains same as we
need to follow three pronged approach.
One more thing that is introduced here is the concept of Initial Value and Final Value
Theorem and one must always remember that final value only exists subject to the condition
that the system is stable and sometime students may be fooled by this, so before applying
final value theorem, please verify the stability.
Z-Transform
Z-Transform is the analogue of Fourier Transform but for the discrete time signals and hence
the properties are very similar but there are some striking differences also like in case of Final
Value Theorem so such differences must be clearly remembered but rest of the things and
even concept of ROC remains the same.
One thing to be noticed in Laplace and Z Transform is the concept of Stability and Causality
as sometimes that may come in handy if pole-zero plot is given and system properties need to
be identified.
Sampling
The only important concept in Sampling is for the Nyquist Rate and Nyquist Frequency and
you must practice drawing one or two waveforms where sampling frequency is less than
Nyquist Frequency and that will result in aliasing as sometimes waveforms may also be asked
and you may come across many weird kind of problems , please ignore them as they are not
important for GATE but please also read about Band-Pass Sampling Theorem as that may
also be asked.
So guys, I believe that if you follow whatever I wrote above then all topics will be covered
without much pain and effort and also it will be easy to remember as this is most confusing
subject but at the same time most scoring one. So, please let me know if this post was helpful
in you shortlisting the topics that need to be studied and if so please share it with your friends
and let me know the queries and responses in comments.
If you feel the need of classes to understand the concepts then I would suggest that you try
out our free demo plan of Kapsule which is a complete GATE online preparation portal, Here
you would find demo content for Signals and Systems and Control Systems. Click on link
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Hi Guys,
I hope that last post helped you in developing your preparation strategy for Network Theory,
this post is in continuation to the last post and is targeted towards the topics that are a part of
EE curriculum but not included in ECE curriculum.
The following topics will be covered in this post:
Three Phase Circuits
Three Phase Circuits come more naturally to EE guys as they have to deal with three-phase
circuits in Electrical Machines and Power Systems, so in Network Theory only the basics of
those are covered and the thing to be remembered is the relationships between Phase and
Line quantities (Voltage and Current) for both Star and Delta Connections.
These relationships are very handy as they can be used directly for balanced 3-phase circuits
and unbalanced circuits will be solved completely step-by-step as there are no direct relations
but the questions from this topic are very rare.
Network Theory is a problem-based subject where mostly practicing the problems is much
more important than reading the theory and hence for studying the concepts any book can be
followed or else you can download pdf notes from NPTEL and lastly you can download short
notes for Network Theory from our below mentioned website and the notes will be uploaded
soon as short notes are helpful at the final stages of the preparation.
www.kreatryx.com
For Problem Solving, I believe GATE Electrical or GATE EC by RK Kanodia is sufficient
and the problems are same in both.
The following topics are part of Network Theory:
Graph Theory
The questions from this topic in GATE are very rare but still this topic should be prepared for
the sake of completeness. Here small topics are very much important like the number of trees
possible for a given network but the concepts like Incidence, Cut-Set and Tie-Set Matrix are
not very much important but still should be once looked at as there is no harm. Also, different
terminology should be remembered like twigs, links etc.
Solution Methods
The solution methods listed are Nodal and Mesh Analysis and the usage as to where to use
which method is something that you will get by practice as using the appropriate method will
lessen the effort and save you a lot of valuable time.
Network Theorems
For GATE, the names of theorems are not very much important but for IES they can come in
handy for Objective Paper. So, it is better to remember the name and usage of theorems and
the most important theorems are Thevenin and Norton Theorem as sometimes the equivalent
circuit can be directly asked, other than that theorems like Superposition, Tellegens theorem
are not very important.
Here, Star-Delta Transformation is important as it can be used with other subjects as like
Electrical guys can use the same for Transient Stability Analysis for Fault away from line
ends in Power Systems and Maximum Power Transfer Theorem is also important but there is
one trick involved there as well as maximum power to load can be when internal resistance is
zero if allowed, so that case must also be verified.
The most important concept under this topic is the concept of Phasors which I believe comes
more naturally for Electrical guys as they encounter Phasors more often in Electrical
Machines and Power Systems. This is important as it reduces the effort immensely for
solving an AC Network and also for this topic, you need to learn to use the calculator in
Complex mode and do calculations in Phasor terms as that will ease the calculations and
make them more accurate. The concept of Resonance is also very important under this topic
and the key to that is just to equate the imaginary part of Impedance and Admittance to zero
based on the case under consideration.
Transient Analysis
The transient response for general circuits like RC and RL circuits should be directly
remembered in terms of initial and final conditions as that will save you a lot of time and can
be used many places else like Chopper circuits in Power Electronics for EE Guys. Other than
that there is not much but you should always try to solve one or two problems completely by
forming the differential equations and solving them so that you can always handle the non-
standard cases.
This topic is important as this comes in handy even for Control Systems also and here the
important thing to remember is to include the initial conditions in the models for Inductor and
Capacitor in the s-domain and also you need to remember some common Laplace Transforms
which you may do anyways in Signals and Systems.
The important thing to learn in this topic is to define the state variables as sometimes you
may define more than required and even this topic is common with the Control Systems.
2-Port Networks
Hello Readers,
From now on, i will be sharing the subject-wise preparation tips, so the first subject that we'll
be taking up in this post is Engineering Mathematics.
Engineering Mathematics is very much relevant to the GATE exam as the weight-age given
to this subject is consistent over the years whereas other subjects may not be that consistent.
Every year you can find the weight-age of this subject to be 8 to 10 Marks.
Engineering Mathematics is a subject that has a very wide course as this course during the
college days is covered in 4 to 5 semesters and to prepare it completely at one time is
overwhelming. So the key to prepare for such subjects is to keep short notes handy with you
or maybe you can have a sort of Formula Sheet so that you can look up to a concept
whenever you need it.
Linear Algebra
o While preparing for Linear Algebra, focus must be on Eigenvalue Problems
and also the Matrix algebra as almost every-time there will be a question from
either of these two topics. One must also remember the properties of
eigenvalues like the relation between eigenvalues of two matrices which are
inverse of each other and other similar properties.No need to get involved in
the basis vectors and span of basis vectors to form an n-dimensional space as
those concepts are absolutely unnecessary for GATE.
Calculus
o For single variable calculus there are not many problems except the maxima
and minima problems and the most important topic is vector calculus
involving Gradient, Divergence and Curl and Vector Integral Theorems
(Green's, Gauss's and Stokes Theorem) as there are lot many properties of
each concept and you must remember all those to solve the problems faster
like divergence of curl is always zero, believe me that these properties do
come-in handy in the exam.
Differential Equations
o There are not many concepts in the differential equations as you can always
check the solution by satisfying each option in the differential equation given
in the problem statement but at the same time do remembersome special
differential equations like Bernoulli's Equation and Euler Differential
Equation.
Complex Functions
o It is smallest topic among all topics from Engineering Mathematics and the
only important concepts are Cauchy-Riemann Equations for Analytic
Functions and Residue Method of Integration and rest of the topics are not
necessary for GATE.
Probability and Statistics
o The general problems involving Probability can be prepped up by practice and
there is no need to study much about them but you can always remember
Baye's Theorem, more focus should be on Random Variables like Poisson's
Distribution and other distributions. Statistics is also very important and you
must remember mean,median and mode concepts as well as coefficient of co-
relation, so do make short notes for each of these concepts
Numerical Methods
o Two things are important in this section one is the equation solving by
methods like Newton-Raphson and Bisection Method and other is the
Numerical Integration technique by methods like Trapezoidal Rule and
Simpson's rule so do mug up the formulas for each of these methods and make
good use of Calculator like you can form equations in form of answer of
previous step so that recursion becomes faster and more accurate.
So basically the key to tackle such a large subject is to narrow down the course content to the
most relevant topics and cut-out the unnecessary topics otherwise your workload will
increase but not your performance.
If you guys are looking for short notes on each subject, please keep following our website as
we are preparing the same and will upload soon. The link to our website is:
www.kreatryx.com
So so keep yourself updated with latest uploads on the website. Please comment with any
other queries and what next subject should we take up.
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